South African Medical Journal
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The South African Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal which has been published in South Africa since 1884. It is sponsored by the South African Medical Association and published by the association's publishing arm, the Health & Medical Publishing Group. Daniel Ncayiyana was the journal's first black editor-in-chief. Source
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| Scope | National |
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| Language | English |
| Country | South Africa |
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License Copyright (c) 2026 C Naidu This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
The burden of antenatally undiagnosed major congenital anomalies in live-born babies at a busy secondary-level maternity hospital in Western Cape Province
1. World Health Organization. Congenital disorders. Geneva: WHO, 2023. https://www.who.int/news- room/fact-sheets/detail/congenital-anomalies (accessed 1 September 2021). 2. Malherbe H, Modell B, Blencowe H, Strong K, Aldous C. A review of key terminology and definitions used for birth defects globally. J Community Genet 2023;14(3):241-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s12687-023-00642-2 3. Christianson A, Howson CP, Modell B.
Pain outcomes after caesarean section in women with and without hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A retrospective descriptive study
1. Warfield CA, Kahn CH. Acute pain management: Programs in US hospitals and experiences and attitudes among US adults. Anesthesiology 1995;83(5):1090-1094. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542- 199511000-00023 2. Apfelbaum JL, Chen C, Mehta S, Gan TJ. Postoperative pain experience: Results from a national survey suggest postoperative pain continues to be undermanaged. Anesth Analg 2003;97(2):534-540. https:// doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000068822.10113.9e 3.
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in children and young adults in Botswana
License Copyright (c) 2026 E Tefera, M Z Patel, M Pazdernik, R Roland, E Gleta, L Savkova, M Goepamang, G Letamo, Thuso David, O J Molefe-Baikai, K Motlhathedi, L Gabaitiri, L Mazhani, W Sethomo, E Botsile, B Remenyi, J C Mwita This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
Clinician-scientist pathways at the University of the Witwatersrand: A model to grow clinician-scientists in South Africa
License Copyright (c) 2026 Z Dangor, A N Wade, S G Lala, D Kruger, D Moore, Z Lombard, S Ranganathan, A M E Millen, J Pettifor, G Gray, S Madhi This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
Response to: GLP-1 receptor agonists and the skin: A suggested addition to the SAMJ obesity series
License Copyright (c) 2026 M Conradie-Smit This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
Four-year mortality and ART outcomes among adults with HIV and microbiologically confirmed tuberculosis during early ULAM rollout at a Cape Town district hospital
1. World Health Organization. Tuberculosis profile: South Africa. Geneva: WHO, 2022. https:// worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/tb_profiles/?_inputs_&entity_type=%22country%22&lan=%22EN%22 &iso2=%22ZA%22 (accessed 30 November 2024). 2. World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis report 2023. Geneva: WHO, 2023. https://www. who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2023 (accessed 30 November 2024). 3. Department of Statistics, South Africa.
Self-perceived body image and its influence on weight management among adults in South Africa
License Copyright (c) 2026 T E Matsha, S Davids, R T Erasmus, A Kengne, S Raghubeer This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
Evaluation of paediatric platelet product use in South Africa, 2014 - 2021
License Copyright (c) 2026 L Bolton, R Swanevelder, P-L Wessels, T N Glatt, C Barrett, K van den Berg This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The SAMJ is published under an Attribution-Non Commercial International Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License. Under this license, authors agree to make articles available to users, without permission or fees, for any lawful, non-commercial purpose.
The cost-effectiveness of prehospital versus in-hospital thrombolysis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in South Africa
Abstract Background. In high-income countries, preventative, long-term, and definitive care has seen mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) partially decline, while trends in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to exceed those of global averages.